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बड़ा

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Hindi

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀟 (vaḍḍa), possibly from 𑀯𑀼𑀟𑁆𑀠 (vuḍḍha), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀯𑀼𑀠 (vuḍha), from Sanskrit वृद्ध (vṛddha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wr̥dᶻdʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *werdʰ- + *-tós.

    Compare to Punjabi ਵੱਡਾ (vaḍḍā), Bengali বড় (boṛ), Marathi बडा (baḍā), Assamese বৰ (bor), Sinhalese වඩා (waḍā, “more”), Sindhi وَڏو (vaḏo) / वॾो (vaḏo), Romani baro.

    Pronunciation

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    Adjective

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    बड़ा • (baṛā) (Urdu spelling بڑا)

    1. big, large, huge
      Antonym: छोटा (choṭā)
      बड़ा देश ― baṛā deś ― big country
      बड़ा शहर ― baṛā śahar ― big city
    2. massive, heavy
    3. grown up, adult
      बड़ा बच्चा ― baṛā baccā ― grown boy
    4. important
      वह बड़ा आदमी है। ― vah baṛā ādmī hai. ― He is an important man.
    5. capitalized, majuscule; long (of Hindi vowels)
      बड़े आ से लिखो ― baṛe ā se likho ― write it with a long a
      बड़ा ऐच ― baṛā aic ― capital aitch
    6. (colloquial) very
      बड़ा अच्छा ― baṛā acchā ― very good

    Declension

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    Declension of बड़ा (ā-stem)
    masculine feminine
    singular plural singular plural
    direct बड़ा
    baṛā
    बड़े
    baṛe
    बड़ी
    baṛī
    बड़ी
    baṛī
    oblique बड़े
    baṛe
    बड़े
    baṛe
    बड़ी
    baṛī
    बड़ी
    baṛī
    vocative बड़े
    baṛe
    बड़े
    baṛe
    बड़ी
    baṛī
    बड़ी
    baṛī

    Derived terms

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    References

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